Report: Ezekiel Elliott went to police in September after night that included 50-plus phone calls from accuser

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Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) is congratulated on his touchdown run against the Minnesota Vikings during the second quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Thursday, December 1, 2016. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)

Ezekiel Elliott's representatives plan to again raise questions about the credibility of his accuser when they appeal the Cowboys running back's six-game suspension to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell or a designee appointed by him, according to NFL.com

In particular, they will bring up a harassment claim Elliott filed against Tiffany Thompson alleging she called him 50-plus times from 2:39 a.m. through 10 a.m. on a morning in early September, with Elliott filing the report with Frisco Police on Sept. 5. Frisco authorities confirmed Monday night that a report was filed by Elliott and that the case is inactive.

Elliott's camp must officially notify the league of its intent to appeal by the end of the day Wednesday. The NFL announced Friday it had found evidence that Elliott used physical force against Thompson over multiple days in July 2016 and violated its personal conduct policy. The Columbus City Attorney's Office announced on Sept. 6 that it would not pursue charges against Elliott for the July incidents because of inconsistent and conflicting information.

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According to NFL.com, Elliott claimed Thompson called from a blocked number. He answered several times and told her she wasn't supposed to call him. Elliott also told police that Thompson hacked his email, found phone numbers and used them to say damaging things about him that Elliott said were untrue.

The NFL investigation included this information previously, according to the report. Goodell took Elliott's questions about Thompson's credibility into account before making his decision to suspend Elliott, according to a letter the league sent to the running back.

"You and your representatives raised multiple issues regarding the complaining witness," wrote Todd Jones, the NFL's special counsel for conduct, "which deserved and received careful consideration by the Commissioner. In order to address those issues appropriately, no finding, and no disciplinary action, was based simply on one individual's statements."